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2. Segregated Houston
written by Ronald E. Goodwin; in African Americans of Houston, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 33-58
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written by Ronald E. Goodwin; in African Americans of Houston, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 33-58
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Ronald E. Goodwin
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Segregation, Houses, Afar
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Copyright © 2013 by Ronald E. Goodwin
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3. Reyes Adobe Days
written by Susan M. Pascal; in Agoura Hills, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 35-52
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written by Susan M. Pascal; in Agoura Hills, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 35-52
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Susan M. Pascal
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses
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Copyright © 2013 by Susan M. Pascal
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5. Parks and Residential Areas
Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a shor...
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Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a short time later, it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attr...
Through its many incarnations, Alameda has never lost its charm and ability to draw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by Native Americans, it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into a bedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902, and a short time later, it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attracted tourists who enjoyed the bathing, beaches, and rides, making Alameda “the Coney Island of the West.” Modern transportation carried people and cargo in and out on ferries, trains, ships, and planes, which landed at the busy Airdrome. The creation of the Naval Air Station in 1938 and World War II made Alameda a military town. The 1990s brought Alameda back to its first purpose, as a small town amongst big cities, its streets lined with graceful Victorians and with a diverse and lively population.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Greta Dutcher
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Public parks, Houses
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Copyright © 2009 by Greta Dutcher and Stephen Rowland
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6. Residences
written by Paul R. Secord; in Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 111-114
Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The...
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written by Paul R. Secord; in Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 111-114
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Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The result was rarely restricted to one cultural tradition. Influences include forms and motifs from a variety of intermixed cultural and...
Albuquerque's response to Modernism—the architectural avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century, of which the Art Deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s is an important component—was complex and varied. The growing city looked to the new as well as the mythic past characterized by the Santa Fe style. The result was rarely restricted to one cultural tradition. Influences include forms and motifs from a variety of intermixed cultural and social collisions. The result can be sophisticated, as with the Albuquerque Indian Hospital, or homespun, like the Shaffer Hotel in Mountainair. This book celebrates the cultural mixing of various Native American, Hispanic, and 19th- and 20th-century Anglo American forms and motifs unique to Albuquerque during the first half of the 20th century.
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American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Paul R. Secord
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses, Architecture
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Copyright © 2012 by Paul R. Secord
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Images of America, Albuquerque's Huning Castle Neighborhoods
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
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As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next h...
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As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next half-century. He took on the roles of merchant, flour mill operator, and land speculator, helping to secure Albuquerque as a division po...
As a 21-year-old German immigrant, Franz Huning could not have envisioned his future in New Mexico when, in 1849, he signed on as a "bull whacker" for a wagon train heading down the Santa Fe Trail. From his beginnings as a clerk in Albuquerque's Old Town, Huning's entrepreneurial talents flourished over the next half-century. He took on the roles of merchant, flour mill operator, and land speculator, helping to secure Albuquerque as a division point with a depot, offices, and major repair shops for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Huning's 700-acre estate, home to the once-legendary but now-demolished Castle Huning, fronted Albuquerque's main thoroughfare midway between Old Town and the bustling new downtown one mile east. It was a front-row seat to the city's development after the flood-prone Rio Grande was stabilized. Huning's former estate is now home to fine, diverse homes near the Albuquerque Country Club, as well as historic Route 66, Tingley Beach, the zoo, the Little Theatre, and a Christmas Eve luminaria tradition.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
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Copyright © 2013 by Jane Mahoney
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4. Homes, Buildings, and Places
written by David R. Duggan and George Williams, 1917-1988; in Alcoa, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 75-88
Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries...
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written by David R. Duggan and George Williams, 1917-1988; in Alcoa, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 75-88
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Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries were considered a good source of the hydroelectric energy essential to the production of aluminum. Alcoa was among the first planned co...
Alcoa, incorporated in 1919 and located in Blount County, was established by Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) officials who desired to create a residential community for employees. The company was drawn to the area because of the abundance of waterpower resources. The Little Tennessee River and its tributaries were considered a good source of the hydroelectric energy essential to the production of aluminum. Alcoa was among the first planned communities in the state and the first municipalities in the nation to adopt a city manager—commission government. Alcoa was home to Wade Houston, former University of Tennessee basketball coach, and was the birthplace of NFL Hall of Fame member Lynn Swann. Boasting the world's largest factory under one roof during World War II, the city has established a record of excellence in industrial production, quality community life, education, and athletics.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Author / Creator
David R. Duggan, George Williams, 1917-1988
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Town life, Buildings, Houses
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Copyright © 2011 by David R. Duggan and George Williams
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8. Early Houses
written by Michael Anthony Orozco; in Alhambra, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 101-108
Known as the Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley, the land that would eventually become Alhambra was bought by pioneer Benjamin D. Wilson after he decided to abandon a trip to China in 1841. In 1873, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line directly through the area and brought with it many settlers, ushering in t...
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written by Michael Anthony Orozco; in Alhambra, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 101-108
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Known as the Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley, the land that would eventually become Alhambra was bought by pioneer Benjamin D. Wilson after he decided to abandon a trip to China in 1841. In 1873, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line directly through the area and brought with it many settlers, ushering in the "Boom of the 1880s." The community struggled through the 1890s as the boom went bust, but the residents looked ahead to the 20th cen...
Known as the Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley, the land that would eventually become Alhambra was bought by pioneer Benjamin D. Wilson after he decided to abandon a trip to China in 1841. In 1873, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line directly through the area and brought with it many settlers, ushering in the "Boom of the 1880s." The community struggled through the 1890s as the boom went bust, but the residents looked ahead to the 20th century with great optimism. Their enthusiasm paid off on July 11, 1903, when Alhambra was incorporated as a city. In 1915, the city became one of the first chartered cities in Southern California. Throughout the 20th century, the city of Alhambra grew by leaps and bounds, and such expansion continues to this day.
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Field of Study
American History
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Author / Creator
Michael Anthony Orozco
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Houses
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Copyright © 2012 by Michael Anthony Orozco
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1. Township, Village, City: Pioneers, Farms, and Homes
written by Sharon Broglin; in Allen Park, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 9-30
Allen Park’s history begins when Native Americans hunted, fished, and paddled their canoes along the banks of Ecorse Creek. The French were among the earliest settlers, and after the land was cleared, German farmers arrived. Ecorse Township, known today as Downriver, was divided into seven different cities, and...
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written by Sharon Broglin; in Allen Park, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 9-30
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Allen Park’s history begins when Native Americans hunted, fished, and paddled their canoes along the banks of Ecorse Creek. The French were among the earliest settlers, and after the land was cleared, German farmers arrived. Ecorse Township, known today as Downriver, was divided into seven different cities, and Allen Park was born. Once characterized as a “lazy, farming hamlet,” Allen Park’s residents were the most influential in developi...
Allen Park’s history begins when Native Americans hunted, fished, and paddled their canoes along the banks of Ecorse Creek. The French were among the earliest settlers, and after the land was cleared, German farmers arrived. Ecorse Township, known today as Downriver, was divided into seven different cities, and Allen Park was born. Once characterized as a “lazy, farming hamlet,” Allen Park’s residents were the most influential in developing the Village of Allen Park out of Ecorse Township, in 1927, and worked to become the City of Allen Park in 1957. Henry Ford’s $5 workday prompted many farmers to sell to developers and go to work for Ford. Hungarians, Poles, Italians, and Armenians moved in, becoming the major ethnic groups within the community. Among the city’s celebrities there have been writers, radio and sports personalities, cartoonists, and fashion designers. Towering over the Interstate 94 corridor in Allen Park, the Uniroyal Giant Tire has become an American icon, and although the Veterans Administration medical center is gone, it will forever live in residents’ hearts. Enjoy the city’s story, gathered from the files of the Allen Park Historical Museum.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Sharon Broglin
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Pioneers, Town life, City life, Farms, Houses
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Copyright © 2007 by Sharon Broglin for the Allen Park Historical Museum
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7. Homes, Happenings
written by Craig S. Bara and Lyle Crist; in Alliance, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 87-104
According to local history, General Robinson, a railroad official from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, named this Ohio town “Alliance” in 1850. Known for a short time as “The Crossing,” Robinson believed that Alliance was a better name since the nation’s two major railroads intersected here. The name stuck, an...
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written by Craig S. Bara and Lyle Crist; in Alliance, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 87-104
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According to local history, General Robinson, a railroad official from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, named this Ohio town “Alliance” in 1850. Known for a short time as “The Crossing,” Robinson believed that Alliance was a better name since the nation’s two major railroads intersected here. The name stuck, and in 1854, the communities of Williamsport, Freedom, and Liberty incorporated as the town of Alliance. In 1889, the Village of Mount Un...
According to local history, General Robinson, a railroad official from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, named this Ohio town “Alliance” in 1850. Known for a short time as “The Crossing,” Robinson believed that Alliance was a better name since the nation’s two major railroads intersected here. The name stuck, and in 1854, the communities of Williamsport, Freedom, and Liberty incorporated as the town of Alliance. In 1889, the Village of Mount Union was annexed and Alliance became a city. Not only did the railroads help form our community, they established Alliance as a city of industry. Even though the town has remained relatively small, with approximately 23,000 citizens in 1990, industry has played a vital role in the development of Alliance. Many citizens attribute the strong leadership of the town’s governing body to its industrial growth. This pictorial compilation documents the growth of the railroad and the stores and factories located along these railroad routes. Even today, the availability of trains and the intersection of key lines in Alliance is important to manufacturers.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Craig S. Bara, Lyle Crist
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Topic / Theme
Town life, Houses
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Copyright © 1998 by Craig Bara and Lyle Crist
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2. People At Home
written by Gay M. Grant; in Along the Kennebec: The Herman Bryant Collection, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 31-48
This wonderful new book takes us back in time to visit the rural communities that thrived along the banks of the Kennebec River around the turn of the century—from Augusta and Gardiner down to Merrymeeting Bay on the coast. Local author Gay M. Grant has brought together more than two hundred beautiful photograph...
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written by Gay M. Grant; in Along the Kennebec: The Herman Bryant Collection, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 31-48
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This wonderful new book takes us back in time to visit the rural communities that thrived along the banks of the Kennebec River around the turn of the century—from Augusta and Gardiner down to Merrymeeting Bay on the coast. Local author Gay M. Grant has brought together more than two hundred beautiful photographs taken by gifted local photographer Herman Bryant between 1890 and 1936. This volume makes these photographs available to the public f...
This wonderful new book takes us back in time to visit the rural communities that thrived along the banks of the Kennebec River around the turn of the century—from Augusta and Gardiner down to Merrymeeting Bay on the coast. Local author Gay M. Grant has brought together more than two hundred beautiful photographs taken by gifted local photographer Herman Bryant between 1890 and 1936. This volume makes these photographs available to the public for the first time. The images bring to life the people, places, and events that defined the history of the area during this exciting era. We see the Kennebec River at its industrial peak, when industries such as lumber, paper, ice, and shipbuilding lined its banks. We encounter buildings such as Maine’s old capitol building (before its refurbishment) and the Blaine House as it used to look. We witness terrible tragedies such as the train wreck of 1905, and share in local celebrations too. We experience the Age of Steam and the Age of Sail in their heyday. Most important of all, we meet the people who lived and loved, worked and played in these communities throughout this fascinating period. Through the pages of this book, our past reaches out to us.
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Field of Study
American History
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Book
Author / Creator
Gay M. Grant
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of America
Person Discussed
Herman Bryant
Topic / Theme
Rivers, Photographers, Houses, Persons
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Copyright © 1995 by Gay M. Grant
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